Kawarau River
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The Kawarau River is a fast-flowing river in New Zealand’s South Island, renowned for its gold-mining history, dramatic gorges, and adventure tourism activities such as jet boating and bungy jumping.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Kawarau Gorge Suspension Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Highway 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Clutha River / Mata-Au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBungySite | Kawarau Bridge Bungy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Kawarau (Māori) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kawarau Gorge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevis Bluff NERFINISHED ⓘ Roaring Meg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | hydroelectric dams and control structures ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Arrow River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevis River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shotover River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
cold water temperatures
ⓘ
rocky rapids ⓘ strong currents ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Otago Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | gold mining ⓘ |
| knownFor |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
bungy jumping ⓘ dramatic gorges ⓘ fast-flowing water ⓘ gold-mining history ⓘ jet boating ⓘ white-water rafting ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Māori ⓘ |
| length | about 60 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Island ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Otago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Otago Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Clutha River / Mata-Au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Arrowtown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gibbston Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Queenstown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Clutha River / Mata-Au catchment ⓘ |
| recreation |
fishing
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ river surfing ⓘ |
| source | Lake Wakatipu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
commercial bungy jumping
ⓘ
commercial jet boating ⓘ commercial rafting ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Clutha River / Mata-Au NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| watercourseType | mountain river ⓘ |
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